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[wrknives]

Okay, so I want to use an axe for bushcraft, and I am looking for something to start with. I like GB, and Wetterlings styles, but I want to find something with a lower price for now. Any reccomendations? Should I just save for one of those?

 

[Square_peg]

Find a good vintage boy's axe at a flea market or online auction site. Figure on having to re-haft it yourself. Get a good file, a file card, and I'm assuming you already have some honing stones. Get a 4-in-hand rasp. Those are you basic axe fixing tools.

 

[wrknives]

Thanks man, I have a hand forged tomahawk, and have iwned a trail hawk, I absolutely love hawks, and I got blade profiles down and everything, I just want to get into axes, because of what I have seen them do, its crazy how well they are used! I will try to find something at a flea market and check it out!

 

[dogstar]

Council tool has an affordable Boy's axe and Hudson Bay axe that are well regarded on the internet.

 

[Operator1975]

All great points above.

I would say - get something you think would work - vintage boys axe, a new council boys axe(omahaknife.com dirt cheap) and then use it.

Then say, tweek accordingly. No man will like all axes, you need to pick out your own axe, sharpen it as you like, mold it to you.

None of us can make the ultimate decision for you. You have to. One reason I love axes.